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26 Aug-1 Sep 25 (audiobook)
Obama‘s summer reading list
Perhaps it was the audio format, or just the wrong book at the wrong time, but this was beyond me and I should have bailed. I found it very difficult to follow the different characters and timelines, and how their stories interconnected. I did not even really listen to the last 30 minutes or so.
Rated so-so because I do think the problem was me. And I enjoyed the Hannah Arendt sections.

I haven‘t been posting links to my booktube videos lately, mostly because the Litsy app no longer works properly on my iPad, making its use inconvenient. Anyway, Madeleine Thien‘s remarkable book is in the latest episode. (Please let me know if you want me to continue posting links.)
Hope & empathy are the hallmarks in this 07/04/25 episode — #LGBTQ #kidlit #CanLit #WomenInTranslation #audiobooks

https://youtu.be/tdG6Vf4k_NE

#bookmail #Thriftbooks

Found these treasures on my porch!

https://youtu.be/8aZbGdVffCw?si=V-w7tjayswcutGHm

Facing Tyranny premieres June 27 at 9pm.

Madeline Thien was one of the first authors to follow me back when I was on Twitter after I reviewed her book for the blog. I was soooo excited. I loved “No not say we have nothing” and very much looking forward to reading this book. Will it be a contender for this year‘s Booker?

Does the quality of a given life depend on what a person chooses to love? This question is raised in Madeleine Thien‘s ruminative new novel.

#BookReport
~Finished books at the top.#EleanorRoosevelt #readyourkindle #GideonOliverMystery #audiobook #deadlyseries #Graphicnovel #HannahArendt #DCIBanks #historicalfiction
~Currently reading books under the date.
#sundaybuddyread #literarycrew #naturalitsy #ChristieCapers #audiobook #deadlyseries #serieslove2025

“To be alive and think are the same thing(228)”.
This graphic novel was in our HS library.I think it is a reliable,researched,brief readable summary of Arendt‘s life & worksThe graphics are fun,facial expressions & body language authentic,Exaggerations of faces,bodies add a playful element.The language is modern- might that be due to the author‘s intended audience? Examples:Lines are “The Game is AFoot 9.1.1939 (100)”The Fleet Street Pundts(101).”